The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-16
wHxE,.ryu, ". VA. SEPTEMBER 10. 1887.
Tho Doom of tho Ana, chists.

Tho Doom Of tho Anat chists.
The folcnn and important duty Of pass.
ing upon the caees OF tho seven condemn.
cd Anarchists, was accomplished in a
way that will afford natisfaction 10 every
thoughtful American citizsn. Aside from
the rather perplexing legal questions at
issue, there wau vital principle at stake
,ra principle involving tho welfare OF tho
Government and the preservation OF 30
ciety, and the law.ablding people Of the
whole country will experiences feeling Of
relief that this principle has been vindi'
Gated, ..
The highest court in a great State, rep.
re,enting and acting for the sovereign peo'
pie, aud by authority Of the National Con.
s.itutlon, has declared that 1t is unlawful
for men 10 band together for the over
throw u o,gsn'z,d government and a
torcibie resistencs to law. 1t has gone lur.
thcr, and determined that those who thus
band together, ard who advise murder as
o means Of carrying out their peculiar, IN
wsrrantable aud reasonable theories are
Nc gnilty oi murder 60 those who act upon
their advice, and that they eha!l DO held
accountable. pa Il& W ~
The forfeiture OF tho lives Of tho seven
Anarchists will, In legal sense, atone foi
the ha,barous murder Of the Chicago
policemen in Haymsrket square. But
there Ia another important effect their e1'
oculion will hevc-that OF placing check
upon the copspisacies against law and or
der which these men bsye been promi'
non. in formulating, aud which are. threat
eaing the very life Of the nalion. Every
citizsn who respects tho law, every man
who owEs q homo, be It ever 30 humble,
every man who loves his family, will re.
ioics that the firm hand Of Justice has
reached ontin defence Of these Divine in.
nsitusIons. and against the infamous An
a,chist dcctrinee, which would aboliHh
government, degrade society and corrupt
the sacred family relations.
|. Is q satisfaction to know that this
murderous and corupting element OF our
population is not OF Us. Its, therefore,
q matter OF great moment to consider that
the execution Of the psopsgendiats OF these
revolutionary doctrines may only serve as
q temporary check to the Anarchist move.
ment, and that steps looking to the pre-
vsntion Of it's further spread should be
taken without delay by our National
law makera. Though Spies and his aeao
cia!os will pay the just penalty Of their
crimes, the eeods they have Gown in the
minda Of their sdherenta may live and
bssr fruit. Other agitato1s Of this same
Echool Gro with uB to continue the work
beguu and to laud the. Chicago criminals
as martyrs to the Cause" Their litera.
turs is pervadiug every avenue Of circula.
latiou, and their inceudiary speeches are
iDdaming the minds OF the communicate
elements That are daily landing upon our
shores. -
Consress should, in view Of this start.
ing phase Of the question, lose no timo in
80 revising our immigration laws as to pro-
hib;t the settlement in this country Of
this dangerous clneu Of society. Laws al
fixing heavy penalties for the circulation
Of thsis psrnicious doctrines, and prevent
ing their organizations from meeting,
would, in all probability, produce whole
some effect. This is not an e1travagant
view Of tho subject, nor would. the enact
mont and enforcement Of such,laws bs in
coneiatent with or contrary to tho letter
and epi,it Of the Constitution Of
the Republic, which guarantees to
every man freedom Of Coincidence and
Of speech, and holds that a free
press is tho life Of the Government. Tho
freedom thus vouchsafsd does not con-
template that mans conscience and
speech and press shall dictate murder and
defy the majesty Of the. law, nor does It
license outlaws from foreign governments
to substitute the red flag Of anarchy for
the utars and stripes, s
Freedom 10 guaranteed to whomaosyer
will sccsp! it with proper spirit, but Its
abuse and outrage after the manner Of
the Anarchist is.murder and treason, and
tho penalty Of murder and treason is
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